Genus Heliconius Latreille
(1) Heliconius charithonius (Linnæus). Plate IV, ♀ (The Zebra).
The figure suffices for identification. The caterpillar feeds upon the foliage of different species of Passion-flower. Common in the hot parts of the Gulf States, thence ranging all over the American tropics. Expanse 2.5 to 3.5 inches.